German Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a memb

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played two matches in the consolation tournament.

Was a German-born British portrait, travel, and topographic photographer active between 1907 and 194

Was a German-born British portrait, travel, and topographic photographer active between 1907 and 1945. Born into a wealthy family in Munich, he moved to London in 1900 originally to train as a financier, but took up photography and rapidly achieved great success. He was "the only son of a prominent banker, and was educated in the finest schools of Munich, Paris and Vienna. On leaving school he served apprenticeships in German banks for ten years, before accepting a position with the Shanghai Banking Corporation. He never arrived in China. The first leg of his journey took him to England where he met an old school friend.

Was a German chess player and author. Born in Friesack in 1843, Schallopp became head of the shortha

Was a German chess player and author. Born in Friesack in 1843, Schallopp became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag and frequently played in international chess tournaments. He wrote many books including one on the Steinitz–Zuckertort 1886

Was a German historian and politician with the CDU and REP. He was born in Schwerin and died in Schw

Was a German historian and politician with the CDU and REP. He was born in Schwerin and died in Schwentinental. A noted history academic, Schlee had long called for the restoration of Germany to her 1937 borders, arguing that "if the heart of Europe is sick, then Europe can not be healthy and will not be healthy".[1] Politically he first came to prominence as a spokesman for the expellees before serving as a member of the CDU.[2] He left the party in 1985.[3]

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German boxer.

Was a German boxer.

Was a German painter teacher and artist known for his cartoons and drawings of well-known people in

Was a German painter teacher and artist known for his cartoons and drawings of well-known people in the 1930s during the Weimar Republic. He died in 1941 in jail after returning to Germany. He had left after drawing an unflattering portrait of Adolf Hitler.[1] He was successful and created portraits of many well known people including Bertold Brecht, Käthe Kollwitz, Erich Mendelsohn, Chancellor Friedrich Ebert, Thomas Mann,[2] Otto Braun[3] and Else Lasker-Schüler,[4] Le Corbusier.[1] He was eventually commissioned to create a portrait of Adolf Hitler for his birthday in 1933. The work was not well received and the portrait, Strumpp, his paper (the General Anzeiger), and its editor were all prohibited.[5]

Was a German geographer, explorer of Asia. Trinkler died as the result of a motor accident at the ea

Was a German geographer, explorer of Asia. Trinkler died as the result of a motor accident at the early age of thirty-five.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he finished eleventh in the discus throw competition. He also participated in the freestyle javelin event but his result is unknown.

Was a German-born American inventor, best known for developing the disc record gramophone (phonograp

Was a German-born American inventor, best known for developing the disc record gramophone (phonograph in American English). He founded The Berliner Gramophone Company in 1895, The Gramophone Company in London, England, in 1897, Deutsche Grammophon in Hanover, Germany, in 1898 and Berliner Gram-o-phone Company of Canada in Montreal in 1899 (chartered in 1904).

Was a German composer of Romantic music. She was a pupil of Carl Loewe.[1] She was a very prolific c

Was a German composer of Romantic music. She was a pupil of Carl Loewe.[1] She was a very prolific composer and the main body of her work consists of chamber music. She and her works are hardly known today, as is the case with most of her female contemporaries.

Is an Australian singer from Melbourne who has recorded an album and three Top 40 singles. He was al

Is an Australian singer from Melbourne who has recorded an album and three Top 40 singles. He was also voted TV Hits Hottest Aussie Male Pop Star, 2003.[

Was an Austrian figure skater and multiple European and World Champion.Between 1965 and 1968 Danzer

Was an Austrian figure skater and multiple European and World Champion.Between 1965 and 1968 Danzer was European Champion four times and between 1966 and 1968 he was World Champion three times. He was famous for being strong in compulsory figures and in t

Is a Turkish-born German football player. He has play a variety of positions for Sportfreunde Siegen

Is a Turkish-born German football player. He has play a variety of positions for Sportfreunde Siegen.

Is a German footballer currently playing for SV Sandhausen in the 3rd Liga.

Is a German footballer currently playing for SV Sandhausen in the 3rd Liga.

Was an Austrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman, who was chancellor of Austria from 1

Was an Austrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman, who was chancellor of Austria from 1932 and right-wing dictator of Austria from 1933 until his assassination by Nazi agents in 1934.Dollfuss became Chancellor on May 20, 1932 as head of a coalition government, with the pressing goal of tackling the problems of the Great Depression, in a state (post-Versailles Austria) that was economically disadvantaged by the loss of a large part of the former Austro-Hungarian empire's manufacturing industry situated in Bohemia and Moravia. Much of Austria-Hungary's industry had been situated in the areas that were separated into Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia with the Treaty of Versailles, and thus this manufacturing power was lost to Austria after World War I. Dollfuss's majority in Parliament was marginal (he had only a one-vote majority).[citation needed]

A German composer, best known for his opera, H

A German composer, best known for his opera, H

Was an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he was a membe

Was an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 39th.

A former German football player.

A former German football player.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.

Was a German chief engineer, chief designer and inventor. Zaschka became one of the first German hel

Was a German chief engineer, chief designer and inventor. Zaschka became one of the first German helicopter pioneers. He is a striking representative of the Rotationsflugzeug (Rotary-Wing Airplane).

Is an German football player in central midfielder role, currently playing for SC Paderborn 07.He ha

Is an German football player in central midfielder role, currently playing for SC Paderborn 07.He has played for the German under-19 national team and finished 3rd in group stage of 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Is a German conductor. He also owned the large winery estate Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl. A member of

Is a German conductor. He also owned the large winery estate Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl. A member of the noble House of Guttenberg, he is the son of CSU politician Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg and Rosa Sophie, Princess of Arenberg. He is th

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for KSV Hessen Kassel. He spent 3 seasons

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for KSV Hessen Kassel. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and played 35 games.

Is a German Football player currently playing for Fußball-Bundesliga side F.C. Hansa Rostock as a S

Is a German Football player currently playing for Fußball-Bundesliga side F.C. Hansa Rostock as a Striker.Kern began his football career as a youth player with FC Erzgebirge Aue before moving to Tennis Borussia Berlin for 1000000 DM in the summer of 1998.